(Mr. Conductor 2 blows his whistle and Thomas, Percy and Old Slowcoach starts)

Mr. Conductor 2: Thomas, Percy and James were looking at the early morning sky."

Thomas: "Everyone's so much happier when springtime comes."

Mr. Conductor 1: Said Thomas.

James: "Everyone except Sir Topham Hatt."

Mr. Conductor 2: Grumbled James."

James: "He seems to be working us harder that ever. I'm tired of these coastal runs."

Percy: "He just wants everything to be ready for the holidays."

Mr. Conductor 2: Replied Percy."

Percy: "Anyway, salty air makes me all cheerful in my smokebox."

James: "Pah!"

Mr. Conductor 2: Snorted James.

James: "It's the countryside that really gets me fired up, it's the only place to be!"

Mr. Conductor 2: "And he puffed away to collect his fuel cars from the docks. Thomas and Percy have to take some empty freight cars to the scrap yards. In a siding, they saw an old slowcoach. She looked very sad."

Percy: "What are you doing here?"

Old Slowcoach: "They called me Old Slowcoach, and told me I wasn't useful anymore. Now I only have mice ride in me."

Yard Manager: "Old Slowcoach; she's been here for years. She'll be broken up when we find the time."

Mr. Conductor 2: The engines were dismayed."

Thomas: "We'll try and help you."

Mr. Conductor 2: Said Thomas. But he didn't know how. Meanwhile, James was enjoying himself."

James: "This is the life!"

Mr. Conductor 2: "He chortled, but he was heading for trouble. One of the fuel cars was leaking, and suddenly, it caught fire."

James: "Oh, help!"

Mr. Conductor 2: Cried James. They reached a siding, and his driver gave the alarm."

James' Driver: "It's fuel, and it's dangerous."

Mr. Conductor 2: As Thomas and Percy approached the junction, they saw the smoke, and a guard waving a red flag."

James' Driver: "Sparks from James' driver have set the cars ablaze."

Mr. Conductor 2: "He called."

James' Driver: "The firemen have got things under control, but it's quite a mess."

Percy: "You said the countryside run got you all 'fired up', James."

Mr. Conductor 2: "Said Percy.

Percy: "But I didn't think you meant it in this way."

James: "Pah!"

Mr. Condictor 2: "Snorted James."

James: "It was the stupid cars' fault, not mine."

Fireman: "It's safe to proceed now."

Mr. Conductor 2: "Called a fireman." Thomas and Percy now felt sorry for James. It wasn't long before they reached the station. Later, as they were having a long drink at the water towers, they suddenly heard a commotion."

Thomas: "What's the matter?"

Mr. Conductor 2: Thomas asked."

Thomas' Driver: "It's another fire at the foreman's hut."

Mr. Conductor 2: Replied Thomas' Driver."

Thomas' Driver: "We better see what we can do."

Mr. Conductor 2: "The fire engines had a big problem."

Fireman: "We are completely out of water!"

Mr. Conductor 2: "Cried a fireman."

Fireman: "We can't use sea water cause' it clogs our works. We'll just have to let that building burn."

Mr. Conductor 2: Then Thomas had an idea."

Thomas: "Why don't you use the water in our tanks? We've just refilled them."

Mr. Conductor 2: "The firemen wasted no time."

Drivers: "You're very clever engines."

Mr. Conductor 2: "Chuckled their drivers. Soon, the fire was out, but the hut where the foremen lived was destroyed."

Foreman: "We'll need to find something to house the men, they can't sleep on the beach."

Mr. Conductor 2: Said the Foreman."

Percy: What about Old Slowcoach? She would be perfect for the workers."

Mr. Conductor 2: Said Percy.

Thomas: "Comfy, too."

Mr. Conductor 2: Added Thomas.

Percy's Driver: "What a good idea, Percy."

Mr. Conductor 2: Said his driver. They phoned Sir Topham Hatt, who agreed."

Sir Topham Hatt: "She'll be spic and span by the time you collect her."

Mr. Conductor 2: "And she was, and very happy, too."

Old Slowcoach: "I can't thank you enough. I feel splendid."

Mr. Conductor 2: The engines buffered up to her, and she set off for her new home. Everyone agreed there was nothing old or slow about coach, and she will always be really useful indeed."